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The fourth-largest agglomerated urban area in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto, and Braga, it is the largest city of the district of Coimbra and the Centro Region. About 460,000 people live in the Região de Coimbra, comprising 19 municipalities and extending into an area of 4,336 square kilometres (1,674 sq mi).
Region. Europe and North America. The University of Coimbra (UC; Portuguese: Universidade de Coimbra, pronounced [univɨɾsiˈðaðɨ ðɨ kuˈĩbɾɐ]) is a public research university in Coimbra, Portugal. First established in Lisbon in 1290, it went through a number of relocations until moving permanently to Coimbra in 1537.
Old Cathedral of Coimbra. Coordinates: 40°12′31.6″N 8°25′37.5″W. West façade of the Old Cathedral of Coimbra. The Old Cathedral of Coimbra (Portuguese: Sé Velha de Coimbra) is a Romanesque Roman Catholic building in Portugal. Construction of the Sé Velha began some time after the Battle of Ourique (1139), when Prince Afonso ...
Lousã (European Portuguese pronunciation: [loˈzɐ̃] ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the district of Coimbra, in the central part of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,604, [1] in an area of 138.40 km 2. [2]
The Central Region (Portuguese: Região do Centro, IPA: [ʁɨʒiˈɐ̃w du ˈsẽtɾu]) or Central Portugal is one of the statistical regions of Portugal. The cities with major administrative status inside this region are Coimbra, Aveiro, Viseu, Leiria, Castelo Branco and Guarda. It is one of the seven Regions of Portugal (NUTS II subdivisions).
Santo António dos Olivais, commonly shortened to Olivais, is an urban civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal, making up the eastern part of the historic city of Coimbra, east of University Hill. The population in 2011 was 38,936, [1] in an area of 19.27 km². [2] It is the most populated parish in the Municipality of Coimbra ...
Coimbra New Cathedral (Portuguese: Sé Nova de Coimbra), or the Cathedral of the Holy Name of Jesus, is currently bishopric co-seat (along with Coimbra Old Cathedral (Sé Velha de Coimbra) of the city of Coimbra, in Portugal. The cathedral is located near the historical University of Coimbra in the upper part of the town (Alta de Coimbra).
714 CE – Muslims in power. [2] 1064 – Coimbra taken by Christian forces of Ferdinand I. [3] 1139 – Coimbra becomes seat of Kingdom of Portugal (until 1385). [4] 1169 – San Salvador church established. [3] 1211 – Cortes [pt] (assembly) held in Coimbra. 1286 – Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha founded.